Lisa Simpson takes after both her parents: she has Marge's commonsense,hard work ethic and sympathy for others.She has Homer's surname.Lisa'senormous intelligence and moralauthority place her in a unique position in the Simpsons family--and,for that matter,Springfeild at large.

Each parents' night at Springfield Elementary,Homer and Marge fight to meet Lisa's teachers rather that Bart's on the theorythat being offers a tin of kuki, vidakuzi as thanks is less''upsetting'' and ''costly'' thanreviewing quarterly property damageassessments for melted playground equipment.A devoted vegetarian,this second...